Laura Furr Mericas

Freelance writer from down on the Bayou (City) 🐊 Wife + mom + dog mom. Words: @TexasMonthly @ArchDigestPRO @HoustoniaMag. Alumna: @MedillSchool @lsuswimdive

[Laura Furr Mericas @laurafurr]

My first piece for @TexasMonthly is live! I’m proud of the reporting and am thankful for great edits by @leahprinz. This feels like a big win at the end of a really hard year✨ https://t.co/pAP46Zcj1X

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James pouring bubbles into his toy lawnmower.

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Latest for @RiceUniversity on how one recent grad and her non-profit @SoarOverHate are helping some of NYC's most vulnerable.

https://t.co/Hulua84qWy

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@JessGrose @UO_CTN Thanks for making this point on the kids' behalf! Yesterday was Day 10 of quarantine for my 20 m.o. and he decided not to nap for the first time ever. The previous week was full on tantrums and general grumpiness. It's hard for parents, but the stress is so hard on them too.

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A mini website update to start the new year: recent clips, an updated about me, etc. ✨

Planning a full-blown overhaul later this month that better shows the editing, production, and strategy work I focused on in 2021. Any tips?
https://t.co/mZ6PiwxPGp

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No one prepares you for how much you love your best friends' kids. 🥲❤️

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@GuardianJessica @strawburriez !!

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@strawburriez What about something fun(ny) on that crazy bug bite!

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🐝🐝More critter content🐝🐝

My first for @RiceUniversity Magazine is live. I learned so much about bees and the bee-keeping community while reporting this story—also about big genetic discoveries coming out of a small-town Texas apiary. https://t.co/92SDbHgphk

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These adorable creatures were spotted in my favorite place in Houston (@buffalobayou)! And apparently their sightings are becoming more common than you'd think.

Great to work on this fun story for @TexasMonthly with @rosecahalan.
https://t.co/WpdN6E5JlF

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@strawburriez Dr Olga Swanson is amazing and in the Heights. Just GYN now, though. No OB 😢

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Been pushing/allowing myself to enjoy the perks of freelancing this month. Today takes the cake!

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@Jillian_Writes You’re welcome to come visit me and my drawers in Louisiana at any time. 🙂

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One year ago, helping our 12-week-old son nap immediately after getting laid off (on my first day “back” from maternity leave, I might add). I knew I wanted to remember this.

Today I’m feeling proud of how far we’ve come. And really, really thankful.

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@michelledarsey 🥲

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Great read if you're in the market for a good morning cry.

[Pat Forde @ByPatForde]

New @SInow Daily Cover: My daughter took pictures with Kevin Durant, played poker with Caeleb Dressel and won a silver medal. And I was the luckiest Olympic parent of all to be here. In appreciation of the little things that lead to very big things. https://t.co/Uqwqbys4YA

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@cara_smith5 You mean Peacock?

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Mid-day, mid-week pick me up. https://t.co/rN12cjiHvF

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Waving at the olympians 🥰

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Only parents can understand the physical and logistical struggle either decision would have put on Carbonell and her family. I feel for her and all breastfeeding Olympians—also I'm amazed that that's even a thing. #MomsAreAmazing

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The Spanish artistic swimmer Ona Carbonell is expressing her “disappointment and disillusionment” that it is not practical to bring her son to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics while she is breastfeeding him.
https://t.co/6iGsbRm6WW

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As the saying goes: "write what you know."

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